Spectacular Cataracts (Dry Falls) on the Floor of Kasei Valles, Mars
Abstract
The largest known cataracts exist on the floor of Kasei Valles. These spectacular dry falls have a vertical relief of ~500 m, and may have migrated by headward erosion as much as 250 km. They are characterized using THEMIS images and MOLA data.
- Publication:
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41st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPI....41.1174C